Photograms by Shao-Feng Hsu, from the series Night Swimming, in which he captures his breathing patterns while swimming under the new moon © The artist

Off the Five Finger Islands, a team of cetologists aboard the Glacier Seal conducted an extended conversation with a female humpback named Twain; astrophysicists argued that the development of advanced alien technology requires an atmosphere composed of at least 18 percent oxygen; and aerospace products and parts manufacturing was found to be the industry with the highest rate of male suicide. Onshore wind turbines severely deter German bats from foraging. Microturbines in water…